Category: Real Estate Agents

When engaging a real estate to sell your property, they will usually have you sign a listing agreement. The listing agreement will define the relationship between you and your real estate agent/broker. There are four types of listing agreements:

When engaging a real estate agent to sell your property, once you agree to work with them, they will have you sign a listing agreement. The listing agreement will define the relationship between you and your real estate agent and the real estate agent’s broker. The following are important provisions you should pay special attention…

There are standard form real estate addenda in Florida that real estate agents can provide to their clients. For instance, there is a form addendum that extends the real estate contract. Real estate agents can provide their clients such form addenda and help their clients fill in the form. However, addenda or an amendment that…

With every client, real estate agents are at risk of being sued. Real estate agents are often very busy managing their business, representing multiple clients, marketing, running open houses, reviewing contracts, etc. If you are a real estate agent for long enough, running into legal issues is inevitable and while you are so busy, you…

Some examples of lawsuits made against real estate agents are:

In Florida, real estate agents can represent both buyer and seller in the same real estate transaction, but only as a “transaction broker.” A real estate agent cannot represent both buyer and seller in a Florida real estate transaction as a fiduciary in a “dual agency relationship.” See Florida Statute 475.278(1)(a). The reason a real…